Barber&#39;s apron



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C. M. DORSEY BARBERS APRON Filed Dec. 4, 1923 gmmrm,

Patented Nov. 25, 1924.

CHARLES M. IDORSEY, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

BARBERS APEON.

Application filed December 4, 1923.

T 0 all whom it may concern.

Be it known that 1, CHARLES M. Donsnr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore city, State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Barbers Aprons, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to barbers aprons designed primarily for use as a means for collecting hair as it is cut from the head of a customer and also adapted to be worn by a customer while receiving a shampoo, hair or scalp treatments, etc.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a light and inexpensive article that can be applied readily and will not afford discomfort when worn.

A further object is to provide an apron of this type that can be discarded after use, thereby affording more sanitary service than where the same apron of the usual form is used upon different customers without first being cleaned or sterilized.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claim, it being understood that various changes may be made in the construction without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of the apron applied for use.

Figure 2 is a vertical section through the back portion thereof.

Figure 3 is a vertical section through the front portion thereof.

Figure 4: is a longitudinal section through a portion of the wall or flange of the apron showing a stay in section.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates the base or bottom of the apron, which can be shaped like a large oval and formed, near its small end, with a conical portion 2 having a neck receiving Serial No. 678,390.

opening 3. A longitudinal slit 4 is formed in the conical portion at the front thereof and extends from the opening 3, the side walls of the slit being adapted to lap and to be held together with a pin or the like so that the wall of the opening 3 will fit tightly to the neck of the customer. When the slit is opened a sufliciently large opening is provided to allow the head of the customer to be inserted.

Upstanding from the margin of the base or bottom 1 is a wall or flange 5, the front portion thereof being higher than the rear portion and being substantially perpendicular to the base or bottom 1 while the rear portion of said wall or flange is extended to form an acute angle with the conical portion 2. This construction is shown clearly in Figures 2 and 3. Bendable stays formed preferable of thin metal strips are placed at suitable points on the wall or flange 5 as shown at 6 and are preferably held assem bled with the apron by covering strips 7 glued or otherwise fastened to the apron. A reinforcing head 8 may be provided along the upper edge of the wall or flange 5, the same being covered with the material of the wall, as shown.

It will be seen that the strips 6 are extended a short distance under the base or bottom 1 and they there serve to hold the wall or flange in proper upstanding position relative to said base.

The apron described can be formed of any suitable material and those types to be preserved can be stiffened as shown at 6 and 8. Cheaper forms can be made of paper stiffened with material other than metal.

hen the apron is applied for use it will serve as a tray for receiving hair cuttings and will also protect the clothing from liquids used in the washing or treating of the hair and scalp. It can be supported comfortably and is especially advantageous in warm weather because it becomes unnecessary to fasten about the neck and body the warm and uncomfortable aprons commonly used.

lVhat is claimed is A barbers apron including an elongated base having a slit upstanding conical portion near one end provided With a neck receiving opening, the sides of the slit being movable to lapped relation for the reception of fastening means, the apron adjacent the slit being adapted to rest on the shoulders of the wearer and incline downwardly therefrom in front of said wearer, and a continuous peripheral Wall surrounding the 1 base, said Wall increasing in height from the end portion of the apron adjacent the neck to the other end thereof, angular stiffening strips each extending from under the base and up the Wall and terminating upwardly adjacent the top of the Wall, and a reinforced bead surrounding the top of said Wall.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

CHARLES M. DORSEY. 

